Path to certifying record smallmouth quite a process
Mike Moore
December 8, 2022
Travis Hartman counts himself fortunate to be a witness to one of the largest smallmouth bass ever caught by an angler.
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Forestry firefighters stay busy via travel
Jane Beathard
December 8, 2022
An unusually warm, dry spring in the Appalachian region and similar conditions in Ohio this fall have kept Ohio’s wildland firefighters busy for seven months this year.
NOAA labels this year’s algae bloom ‘moderately severe’
John Hageman
December 8, 2022
While a still-visible algal bloom remained in western Lake Erie into November, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) finally scored this year’s harmful algal bloom (HAB) as a 6.8 on its severity index.
Do late-season pheasant hunts impact populations?
Russ Mason
December 8, 2022
It’s far from clear that facts put anyone’s mind at ease these days, but they’re a place to start. A review of the literature refreshed my own understanding.
PolyMet opponents call for project permit to be voided
Steve Karnowski
December 8, 2022
Opponents of PolyMet Mining Corp.’s project say state regulators should have included “end-of-pipe” limits on discharges of mercury, sulfates, and other pollutants in the water quality permit.
Pennsylvania looking for a new home for core samples
Marcus Schneck
December 7, 2022
Harrisburg — The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources plans to build a $6 million carbon capture, utilization research and storage facility in the area. The facility will house the Pennsylvania Geological Survey’s collection
Sturgeon stocked in Upper Peninsula’s Cedar River
Jennifer L. Johnson
December 7, 2022
The Cedar River in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has some new residents after the stocking of 123 young-of-the-year lake sturgeon.
DCNR to construct fish passage at Shikellamy Dam
Tom Venesky
December 7, 2022
Sunbury, Pa. — A new fish passage is planned for Shikellamy State Park’s Adam T. Bower Memorial Dam, benefiting American shad and eels that use the area during migration. The state Department of Conservation and
Serial turkey poacher’s trail included Pennsylvania
Marcus Schneck
December 7, 2022
Indianapolis, Ind. — An Indiana man who is the first to receive a lifetime hunting suspension from his home state included Pennsylvania in the eight-year-plus trail of turkey slaughter, according to the Indiana Department of
